Girls Like
single
CoverGirls Like (featuring Zara Larsson) (Official Single Cover) by Tinie Tempah.png
ArtistTinie Tempah featuring Zara Larsson
AlbumYouth
Released26 February 2016
Genre
Label
Writer
ProducerNana Rogues
ChronologyTinie Tempah
Prev year2015
Next year2016

"Girls Like" is a song by British rapper Tinie Tempah featuring Swedish singer Zara Larsson. The song was released digitally in the United Kingdom on 26 February 2016 as the second single from Tempah's third studio album, Youth.

The song debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 15 and later peaked at number five, becoming Tempah's thirteenth top five single and Larsson's third.

Music video

Tempah previewed a clip onto his Instagram account, showing him and two girls. The full music video premiered on his YouTube account on 17 March 2016.[5] The music video was shot in Woodstock, a suburb of Cape Town. As of October 2022, the music video has over 223 million views on YouTube.[6][7]

Live performances

Tempah and Larsson performed the song live for the first time on The Jonathan Ross Show on 2 April 2016.[8] Tempah also performed the song live at Wembley Stadium on 21 May 2016, ahead of the FA Cup final.[9]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Australia Urban (ARIA)[10]3
Italy (FIMI)[11]94
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[12]13
Poland (Video Chart)[13]3
US Rap Digital Songs Sales (Billboard)[14]17
US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[15]29
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard)[16]7

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)position
Australia (ARIA)[17]90
Australia Urban (ARIA)[18]13
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[19]64
Denmark (Tracklisten)[20]59
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[21]55
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[22]51
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[23]67
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[24]26

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Ireland26 February 2016Digital downloadParlophone
United Kingdom
United States19 July 2016Contemporary hit radioWarner Bros.

References

  1. ^ Pell, Mike (26 February 2016). "New Music Out This Week: Tinie Tempah, ZAYN, Zara Larsson, The 1975, Flo Rida & More". MTV. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  2. ^ "YOUTH - Tinie Tempah | Overview | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Tinie Tempah (Ft. Zara Larsson) – Girls Like". Genius.com. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  4. ^ "ACE Repertory". Ascap.com. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Tinie Tempah - Girls Like ft. Zara Larsson (Official Video)". YouTube. 17 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Tinie Tempah's Cape Town video Girls Like gets a shout out from JK Rowling". True Africa.
  7. ^ "Tinie Tempah Releases Video For 'Girls Like' ft. Zara Larsson". True Africa. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Tinie Tempah ft. Zara Larsson - Girls Like - Live @ Jonathan Ross". YouTube. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Tinie Tempah to perform at Emirates FA Cup Final". www.thefa.com. The Football Association. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  10. ^ "ARIA Urban Singles Chart". ARIA. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Top Digital - Classifica settimanale WK 16 (dal 2016-04-15 al 2016-04-21)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  12. ^ "Zara Larsson Chart History (Mexico Ingles Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Top 5 Airplay TV". Polish Video Chart. ZPAV. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  14. ^ "Zara Larsson - Chart History (Rap Digital Songs Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Zara Larsson Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  16. ^ [http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=is_bmdb_track_id%3A6899099&f[1]=itm_field_chart_id%3A345&refine=1 "Tinie Tempah - Chart History for Girls Like"]. Billboard. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  17. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles 2016". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  18. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Urban Singles 2016". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  19. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2016". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  20. ^ "Track Top-100, 2016". Hitlisten.NU. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  21. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2016". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  22. ^ "Jaaroverzichten - Single 2016". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  23. ^ "Årslista Singlar – År 2016" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  24. ^ Myers, Justin (30 December 2016). "The Official Top 40 Biggest Songs of 2016". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 December 2016.